Customer Reviews

MATLAB Primer, Sixth Edition

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This is a quick reference book (VERY small and thin)for matlab commands. Has come in handy in getting a quick fix to some problems/equations. BUT you have to know what you are looking for already.

Excellent text. Contains nice, brief summaries of matlab functionality, with references on where to go to get more verbose explanations. This book is about the size of a postcard. When I need to locate or discover a new function that I'm sure matlab has somewhere, this Primer is usually more effective than the matlab on-line help. Also good for an overview of functionality, an area where Matlab's on-line help is particularly weak. Assumes no knowledge of matlab.

In MATLAB, really the only thing you need is a list of commands, then you can type 'help command' and be done. Sigmon's book is just this. Good enough to carry me through undergrad to first year grad school. Next year I'll need a reference specializing in the controls toolkit, but this Primer will still be glued to my hand whenever I start Matlab. I'm buying one for each of my students.

This is a very small, rather superficial overview of key features and functions of Matlab - essentially an abbreviated printout of Matlab help.

It can be useful as quick look-up elementary level reference.
But just as quickly its limited scope becomes apparent.

This is an eighth edition - and yet it is full of uncorrected typos and misprints. Obviously the publisher did away with a proofreader, and the author never bothered to review & correct his own work. Given the tiny size of the book, and the very high price, I had expected better quality.

The best thing about the book is the pretty cover page. Very effective at attracting and fooling the customer.

Having used the Mathematica book index for years now,
I know how it should be done. This isn't it...
It lists the functions, but gives no example form for them.
If you know MatLab, the help window is more use
than this book. A starter book not really worth
the price.

This is a very good reference. It is also very suitable for people starting in Matlab. Also the book has a very nice format, namely small and thin. In passing, I showed the book to a collegue with a Matlab question and he wanted to have a copy for himself. I can also recommend it for students.

Great book at introducing MATLAB. If you are an ABSOLUTE beginner in programming with MATLAB this book is a must. It answers practically all the questions a beginner would have and shows you where to go if you need additional information.

I should have read the other reviews before ordering this. I didn't realize just how small it would be. It will probably be useful, but considering the size and age, it should cost about half this much.